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Thanks for the reply. I actually have 2 blood tests, 6 months apart, both in the low 30s. The reason I'm pushing so hard on getting numerous checks is because my GP is adamant there is nothing wrong with me (I have done a range of blood tests from thyroid to vitamin D) and the only deficiency I...

Thank you for the response! I should have noted I did the h1a1c 3 months ago and I did another one 6 months before that and both came back 'normal'. But I get the feeling 'normal' for my GP is if I'm not heading towards heart attack, but regardless I think my BG levels are high (lowest fasting...

Hi all, A couple months ago I made a post here regarding some concern I had that I might be pre-diabetic, type 2 diabetes runs rife in the family and usually we get it ages 20-30 (I've just turned 23). Over the past couple of months, I've taken morning fasting glucose tests in controlled...

Thank you both for the helpful info, I'm going to see my GP still just to have a record of my current bg levels and I will probably stick around just to better educate myself on diabetes. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Thanks very much for the helpful info, I took my pre-eating blood glucose today and it was 5.5 mmol/l, and then 2 hours after eating it was 6.0 mmol/l. I didn't know dawn phenomenon was a thing! I was just concerned initially as my blood sugar never goes below 5.3 mmol/l during the day before or...

Hi all, Just posting here because I wanted some clarification on pre-diabetes blood glucose levels and how I should approach my doctor. As a note, I have a doctor's appointment next week with all my recorded fasting blood glucose levels using a finger prick test (glucoman). Type 2 diabetes...